England's national museums will remain free for all visitors
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 30 Sept, 11:43 · Archive
England's national museums will keep free admission for overseas visitors after the government rejected proposals to charge them.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that England's national museums will remain free for all visitors, including overseas tourists. This follows a review by Margaret Hodge that had proposed charging international visitors. The decision comes after months of discussions involving the government, museums, the tourism sector and local leaders.
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- England’s national museums to remain free to overseas visitorsDCMS decision comes in response to Margaret Hodge review that proposed charging international tourists Overseas visitors will continue to have free entry to England’s national museums after ministers decided against charging them after months of discussions between the government, museums, the tourism sector and local leaders. Ministers said in March that “charging international visitors at national museums could provide significant benefits” as they promised to explore options including examining whether making overseas tourists pay could boost the institutions’ finances. Continue reading...The Guardian · 29 Sept, 14:46
- National museums in England to remain free for overseas visitorsEngland's national museums will remain free for overseas visitors after ministers opted against changing the universal free admission policy.Sky News · 29 Sept, 13:57
- Overseas visitors will not be charged entry to England’s national museumsThe Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on Tuesday confirmed free admission would remain in place for everyone.Evening Standard · 29 Sept, 11:27
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